What's New About ASHRAE 90.1, 62.1
By Mark S. Lentz, PE, and Larry Spielvogel, PE
On Jan. 25, HPAC Engineering produced--with sponsorship from ABB--a Webcast titled "What's New About ASHRAE Standards 90.1 and 62.1." Throughout the hour-long event, audience members submitted numerous questions--too many for the presenters, Mark S. Lentz, PE, and Larry Spielvogel, PE, to answer in the time allotted. Considering the number of quality questions that went unanswered and the importance of the topic, HPAC Engineering asked Mark and Larry to write this article...[MORE]

Same Thing, Different Views
By John H. Suzukida, PE
Do different ways of doing things add to our ability to solve problems?...[MORE]

Initiative to Advance High-Efficiency Lighting Technologies
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) joined Philips Lighting Co. to advance high-efficiency-lighting technologies. The coalition will work to shift the major residential-, commercial-, and outdoor-lighting markets toward high-performance technologies by 2016. This initiative will focus on setting performance targets to encourage a wide range of consumer product choice while dramatically reducing energy use in lighting...[MORE]

Green Skyscraper: NYC Bank of America Tower
New York City's new Bank of America Tower soon will be the second-tallest skyscraper in the city, standing just a few feet short of the Empire State Building. The owners and builders are hoping to earn the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum rating. The tower has special plumbing designed to combine roof-captured rainwater, greywater from the building's washroom sinks, and condensation from the tower's air-conditioning system, as well as steam purchased from ConEdison. The resulting effluent will be used to flush toilets and run evaporation panels that will help cool the building, greatly cutting the building's water intake...[MORE]

Networked Controls Leadership Awards
In late 2006, HPAC Engineering announced the creation of the Networked Controls Leadership Awards. Sponsored by the HVAC Products Division of Siemens Building Technologies Inc., the program was devised to “educate and motivate” building owners to “set reasonable budgets for controls procurement, operations, and maintenance” and “prepare facilities and staffs for new control systems” and designers to “increase their knowledge of modern control systems—and the equipment and processes these systems ultimately control—and to put that knowledge to work in designing building-automation and control systems, writing control sequences, and following up on projects." Click here for the first-ever recipients of Networked Controls Leadership Awards...[MORE]

Study Reveals Infrastructure Challenges of Megacities
With 2007 marking the first time in human history that more people on earth live and work in cities than in rural areas, two independent research organizations—GlobeScan and MRC McLean Hazel—with support from Siemens AG, surveyed 522 mayors, administrators, and other key decision-makers from 25 of the world's largest cities to identify the most pressing infrastructure challenges facing megacities...[MORE]

Go Solar California Website
The California Energy Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission created a Website to provide information on rebates, federal tax credits, and incentives for solar-electricity systems in nonresidenitial buildings in the state of California. Solar energy is an abundant renewable resource. The California Solar Initiative offers cash incentives of $2.50 per watt for solar systems. California Solar Initiative incentives, combined with federal tax incentives, can cover up to 50 percent of the total cost of a solar system....[MORE]

Grand Challenges for Engineering
What are the biggest challenges engineering practioners will deal with in the future? The National Academy of Engineering launched a Website with a goal of determining the grand challenges facing the engineering community over the next 100 years. Listed are essays from a diverse group of people with a wide range of expertise and experience. The Website encourages engineers to post their hopes and innovations on how engineering can help improve the world during the next century. In September 2007, The National Academy of Engineering will announce 20 grand challenges for engineering...[MORE]

Free HPAC Engineering Webcast: Combustion Safety for Boiler Systems
Thursday, April 12, 2007 @ 2 p.m. ET

Combustion safety must be considered during the design phase, as well as for the life of a boiler after it is installed. This Webcast will discuss the life-cycle considerations of boiler and boiler-room combustion safety, including boiler-room air pressure, vent-system design, combustion-system design and specification, and periodic inspections and tests...[MORE]

18th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum
The Energy Efficiency Forum is seeking nominations for its 2007 Energy Leadership Awards. The awards recognize public officials who demonstrate exemplary leadership in advancing energy efficiency in the United States and abroad. Winners will be honored at the 2007 Energy Efficiency Forum June 12 and 13 in Washington, D.C. The deadline for submitting nominations is May 8, 2007...[MORE]

Engineering Green Buildings E-Newsletter
HPAC Engineering is excited to announce the publication of a second e-mail newsletter---this one devoted exclusively to the green-buildings industry. Monthly, we will report on green-building projects in the news, energy-efficient ways engineers are incorporating green-building solutions into their designs, and innovative ideas to promote green building.

The Engineering Green Buildings newsletter is being e-mailed to the entire HPAC Fastrack mailing list. If you wish to continue receiving the Engineering Green Buildings newsletter, please click here.

Online Classifieds
The latest job postings and equipment and software information from HPAC Engineering's Classifieds are available online! Visit www.hpac.com/Classified. Get information about postings immediately by clicking the ad and going straight to the advertiser's Web page or e-mail address!

E-Mon D-Mon: The Engineer's Choice for Metering
Choose the leader for your electric, gas, water, and steam-metering applications. E-Mon products have been preferred for over 25 years for applications such as tenant allocation, energy analysis, and usage management in addition to supporting conservation programs such as LEED and the Energy Policy Act. For complete information on E-Mon's line of metering products and systems, visit www.emon.com/hpac23.asp or call 800-334-3666.

Cel-Air® units are high capacity, high efficiency evaporative cooling equipment.
With over 120 cataloged units and sizes ranging from 6,000 to 100,000+ CFM, United Metal Products' Cel-Air evaporative coolers give the engineer, contractor or owner the choice and options they want including 2" double or single wall construction, ETL labeling and powder coating. United Metal Products

Vaisala HUMICAP Hand-held Humidity/Temperature Meter HM70
The Vaisala HUMICAP Hand-held Humidity/Temperature Meter HM70 is ideal for spot-checking humidity measurements and field calibration of Vaisala's fixed humidity instruments.The Vaisala HUMICAP Sensor provides accurate, reliable humidity measurement with long-term stability. Three probe options: HMP75, a general purpose probe (-20…+60 C); HMP76, a long stainless steel probe (-50…+100 C); HMP77, a probe with a small sensor head and 5 meter cable, (up to +180 C). Two probes can be used simultaneously. Features include: user interface, graphical LCD display, logging capability, and analog output. http://www.vaisala.com/HM70

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